Eye Makeup ideas by Angela Ceaser

Urban Decay's new holiday palette - THE VICE PALETTE

Urban Decay just came out with a brand new, limited edition holiday palette, the Vice Palette. This palette includes 20 new eyeshadows, and with a new 20 color limited exclusive palette looks like something that we all should get our hands on! 

Urban Decay says this about their new eyeshadows: 

"Twenty never-before-seen shades in one insanely gorgeous palette! Shadow junkies, prepare to get addicted.

If eyeshadow is your vice, the Vice Palette is your fix. Loaded with 20 never-before-seen shades you won’t find anywhere else, this insanely gorgeous palette is ALL about eyeshadow. With a mix of mattes, satins, shimmers, neutrals and brights, the range of shades is unreal—from breathtaking gold to shimmery green to jet-black satin. Plus, each Eyeshadow features our brand new Pigment Infusion System™, the proprietary blend of ingredients that gives every shade its velvety texture, rich color, serious staying power and blendability.

All that eye candy comes in a sleek purple soft-touch case topped with a jeweled UD icon. With the push of a button, the slow-opening lid dramatically reveals all 20 shades, plus a large mirror and a double-ended Good Karma Shadow and Crease Brush. Shadow junkies, prepare to get addicted.

Included in this set: 20 NEW AND EXCLUSIVE Eyeshadows—Desperation (greyish taupe brown matte-satin), Muse (dark reddish brown w/golden and multidimensional shimmer), Jagged (matte black base w/gold metallic), Blitz (bright gold metallic), Penny Lane (bronze metallic w/gold glitter), Junkie (dark green-blue w/gold shimmer), Chaos (vibrant royal blue w/very subtle shimmer), Unhinged (electric turquoise blue metallic), Occupy (dark grey-blue metallic), Black Market (dark charcoal black matte-satin), Provocateur (light greyish pink w/lots of multidimensional glitter), Rapture (dark greyish purple w/multidimensional shimmer), Vice (dark eggplant w/subtle red shimmer), Noise (dark reddish-pink metallic w/big gold glitter), Armor (greyish brown metallic w/silver micro-glitter), Nevermind (light taupey-brown shimmer), Echo Beach (light wheat-champagne shimmer), Anonymous (light whitish-pink nude matte), Freebird (light peachy-pink w/silver micro-glitter) and Laced (pinky-taupe matte). "

Check out the new palette here

Unique eye makeup designs and ideas

Where To Get Deals On Makeup

If you love to wear makeup but hate to pay full price for your lipstick, mascara, compact, or blusher, not to worry. There are plenty of ways for the frugal shopper to enhance her loveliness without breaking the bank. Check out these ideas for finding low-cost makeup: 

Use Coupons! 

Plenty of makeup manufacturers offer great rebates and coupons. In fact, if you look through your department, pharmacy, and grocery store circulars each week to see what’s on sale, you may actually be able to snag a great makeup deal. Consider this – if a concealer is typically $8, but is on sale for $6 and you have a coupon to save you $2, you’ll only pay half (or $4). 

Check Out Clearance Aisles 

Most stores have an aisle or two devoted to the items that haven’t sold well, and often those items include makeup. And don’t worry – it’s not all green eyeshadow and black nail polish. You can absolutely find some top-quality makeup in shades and colors you’ll love. And some clearances are up to 90% off. Imagine buying a product that retails for $10 at a cost of $1! Wow! 

Host a Party 

Have a friend who sells makeup as a “side” business? Why not host a party for her? Mary Kay, Avon, and other makeup sales reps all love to reward the hostess with free gifts and “chits” for makeup purchases. You’ll be able to use name-brand merchandise without having to spend much (if anything) at all. 

Check Out Online Stores 

There are some online merchants who sell top-end makeup for very little. First, see what you can find on the popular auction sites; next, type “cheap makeup” into your search engine. Again, you’ll never know what’s out there for a few bucks until you dig around! And it’s worth the effort to make an awesome makeup find! 

Look for Samples 

At many high-end department stores, you can snag great makeup deals just by asking. As you peruse the makeup kiosks (such as Estee Lauder and Revlon), casually ask the sales staff if they have any makeup samples you could try. Often, the sample sizes are quite ample and may last for a while. It’s a terrific way to reward yourself with some exceptional makeup for virtually nothing (except the cost to get to the store!) 

Haunt Yard Sales 

Believe it or not, you can find makeup at yard and garage sales! The only thing you have to be concerned about is making sure any makeup you purchase from these places has never been opened. Otherwise, the makeup could be contaminated with bacteria which could make your face break out. Also, look for expiration dates; sometimes, makeup at yard sales has expired. (That’s why it’s there.) But don’t let this stop you – many a person has gotten rid of makeup she doesn’t care for (or was given as a gift), and it’ll be a reward for you! 

By being a little innovative, you can find terrific ways to save on makeup. 

yeshadow Essentials To Make Your Eyes Stand Out

When it comes to makeup, eyeshadow is perhaps the trickiest product to apply. This is because the eyes have no real limitations. According to the makeup experts, each shape you create using eyeshadows can take you to different realms. Indeed, it was black kohl that transformed Elizabeth Taylor into Cleopatra and Audrey Hepburn into Holly Golightly. Eyeshadows do not only make your eyes look bigger, they can also add drama and draw attention to your eyes. However, it is one of the trickiest makeup products to apply, which explains why women do not wear it as often as lipstick. Drawing a perfect shade may often take some practice, but with a few expert tips and techniques, you can do it in no time.

1. Select the correct eyeshadow form

Eyeshadow comes in several formulations, each with a unique finish and level of difficulty. Matte eyeshadows blend easily and are perfect for beginners, as they can be both used for creating a soft daytime look or a heavy smoky eye. If you are not so much into eyeliners, you can opt for powder eyeshadows that can also be used as eyeliner, as long as the color is densely pigmented. Used in tandem with a fine-tipped brush, powder eyeshadow gives the softest, most natural look.

2. Getting the natural look

For soft definition, choose a powder matte eyeshadow. Choose those that are neutral in colors because these are the finest for all eye colors. The best neutral colors to choose are taupe, beige, muted wines, ivory, charcoal, browns, and grays. It is best to choose a medium eyeshadow. These types of eyeshadows are light enough, hence they do not need massive blending. For those who have dark eye colors, browns are the best shades to use in order to bring out the eye color, making it more intensified and defined.

3. Consider your color options

The safest way to go is with brown or black, but new options include other colors such as gray, charcoal, metallics, or even bright dashes of color like green, blue, or turquoise, as seen on the usual summer collections. Smoke or charcoal gives a softer look than black does. Dark green shades goes well with almost all complexions. For those who have complexions with narrower eyes, metallic shades are the best. When applied on the eyes, a metallic shade like silver or gold can make the eyes look bigger and more wide-awake. You can contrast this with a different shade of eyeshadow like green with bronze, silver with white, or go monochromatic by using lighter tones of the same color family as your eyeliner.

4. The skin tone test

When choosing the best eyeshadow, it is best if you consider your skin tone first. Usually, there are eyeshadows that do not blend well with one’s skin complexion. Hence, it is important to consider them when choosing eyeshadows.

For example, women who have dark skin complexions, it would be better if you choose darker shades of eye shadows. Choosing lighter shades like pebbles would only make your eyes look dusty.

5. The rule of thumb

Before you buy your eyeshadows, it is best to remember that dark colors tend to make the eyes appear to diminish in size. On the other hand, light colors bring your eyes out into the open. The rule of thumb when choosing the best shades of eyeshadow is to select those that will bring definition into your eyes. In reality, eyeshadows are made to re-shape the eyes or any part that surrounds it like the browbone section and the eyelids.

6. High definition

It is best to smudge a soft brown eyeshadow on the lid for a wide-eyed look. If you want more intensity, smudge the eyes with darker shades starting from the center of the lid then outwards to make eyes look bigger.

7. Limit the colors

When choosing eyeshadows, it is best not buy too many shades, even if they are just neutral colors. Using them all together will be very distracting. Best of all, do not buy eyeshadows that will draw too much attention to your makeup as well as your lids. In the end, your eyes will be taken for granted. Therefore, it is better to not choose shades of pastel colors and those that are frosted. Indeed, choosing the best shades for your eyes can be very tedious and needs more practice but in time, you will soon be expert on it. In the end, projection high-definition eyes will be a breeze.

Pink and Purple Version of Yesterday's Design

This is the same eye design I did yesterday, but instead I used a purple and pink approach. They eyeshadow is all urban decay. I love how bright urban decays colors are. Truely, and obviously my fave brand of cosmetics. I remember buying my first pallete of eyeshadow and after only using it once I knew it would be hard to use any other eyeshadow because no other colors are as vibrant.

A very starry eye design

A very starry eye design which took a while for me to do because I couldnt decide on what colors. I first started off with pink, but then decided to change it to blue. And then my right eye keeps watering for some reason, and I cant get it to stop. But the left eye looks great. LOL I wonder why my eye keeps tearing...? How annoying. At least my make up on that eye still looks semi decent. Eyeshadow is all urban decay colors, eye liner is urban decay, the black pencil, and mascara is a sample I received from sephora. Hope you all like!
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